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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Open up: Life is good

We are often blinded by our own preconceived notions. Here’s how.

There was once a crow that got separated from his friends. He saw an empty pond and landed near it. Unsure about dangers of this unknown pond, he hesitated to go near the pond. He saw a rabbit come near the pond. It too hesitated and left without drinking water. A monitor lizard came running near the pond. It stopped, looked at the crow, and then returned back. A little while later, a crocodile came walking. It briefly entered the pond and then continued walking straight. Seeing so many animals avoiding the pond, the crow thought that the water in the pond had some problem and flew away.

After flying for a couple of hours, the crow saw one well around which lots of birds were sitting. It landed there and used its crowd handling skills to reach near the water. There was only a little water. The crow somehow managed to quench its thirst. Afterwards, it joined the regular chatter with the other birds. While in passing, it mentioned about the pond that it skipped. Listening to this, a stork told it, “What stupidity did you do? That was the best pond for us birds in this whole area. The bottom of that pond is so bad that no crocodile or lizard, not even a hare goes to that pond!”

The crow understood its mistake.

The crow missed drinking from the best pond because it had started with doubting the quality of the
pond. All later observations only added to its bias. In real life too, we often start with similar
preconceived positions and fail to reap rewards. So, next time when you enter a new situation, try to
openly meet the situation.

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